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Bakevelliidae ✝
Description | Bakevelliidae is an extinct family of prehistoric bivalves that lived from the Late Mississippian until the Middle Eocene. Bakevelliidae species are found worldwide, excluding Antarctica. Living a stationary life attached to substrate in marine and brackish environments, they formed shells of an aragonite composition with a low amount of magnesium calcite. The family was named by King in 1850. At least one genus in the family, Hoernesia, has a notably twisted commissure join. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakevelliidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Bakevelliidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Bakevelliidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Bakevelliidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | King, W. (1850). A Monograph of the Permian Fossils of England. Palaeontographical Society Monograph. London. 30: i–xxxviii + 1–258 p., 28 pl. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 211 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 331 - 323 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 41.3 - 38.0 Ma Eocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine,brackish (based on Ostreida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached, epibiont (based on Pterioidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Bivalvia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Pterioidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite, low Mg calcite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | W. King. 1850. Monograph of the Permian fossils of England. Palaeontographical Society | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakevelliidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Aguilerella ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 25 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Aguileria ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 17 | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Alaperna genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bakevellia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 987 | 331 Ma Carboniferous | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Bakevelloides genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bakewellia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cassiavellia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 279 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
Costigervillia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 37 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 156 Ma Jurassic | |
Cultriopsis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 14 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 190 Ma Early Jurassic | |
Cuneigervillia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | |
Gervillancea ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | |
Gervillaria ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 153 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Gervillella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 232 | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Gervillia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 477 | 314 Ma Carboniferous | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
Gervilliopsis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 43 | 105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Hoernesia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 84 | 252 Ma Permian | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
Kedonella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | |
Kobayashites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Langsonella ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | |
Marmaronia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
Myalina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 321 | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
Nanlingella ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Panis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Permoperna ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 36 | 290 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
Pseudoptera ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 62 | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Songdaella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
Tenuipteria ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 46 | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Towapteria ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 109 | 290 Ma Permian | 252 Ma Permian | |
Virgellia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 37 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 165 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Bakevillia gouldii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gervilia consobrina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gervilia enigma species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gervilia radiata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gervilia subaviculoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1850 | Bakevelliidae King |
1965 | Bakevelliidae Newell p. 17 |
1970 | Bakevelliidae Ronchetti p. 54 |
1980 | Bakevelliidae Vokes p. 38 |
1998 | Bakevelliidae Stilwell p. 37 |
2004 | Bakevellidae Lazar et al. p. 234 |
2006 | Bakevelliidae El Qot p. 28 |
Year | Name and Author |
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2008 | Bakevelliidae Scholz et al. |
2009 | Bakevelliidae Nevesskaja |
2010 | Bakevelliidae Bouchet et al. |
2010 | Bakevelliidae Temkin and Pojeta p. 1153 |
2011 | Bakevelliidae Carter et al. p. 9 |
2014 | Bakevelliidae Ros-Franch et al. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
Kohl’s Ranch fossil locality, Gila County, Arizona, USA